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Source: http://www.foreignaffairs.com/features/letters-from/egypts-military-learns-its-lesson?page=show
How Egypt's Military Contained a Second Revolution
(Foreign Affairs) Eric Trager - In recent days, tens of thousands of Egyptians have gathered in Tahrir Square to demand that the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) cede power. Yet this second revolution has been remarkably contained since, beyond Tahrir Square, Cairo is moving as normally as ever. The generals have made Tahrir's perimeter a firm border between the revolutionary action and regular life. An October poll conducted by the Al-Ahram Center for Strategic Studies noted that 90% of Egyptians support the SCAF. (Even as tensions have grown between the SCAF and Egypt's political parties, recent polls still show that more than 60% of Egyptians support the military rulers.) With the parliamentary elections, which began on Monday, the number of demonstrators in Tahrir Square has plummeted.